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Years delay seniors apts It could be another year before the senior citizens apartments on Elizabeth are ready for occupancy Christa Hale of housing for the south west region of Ontario Housing first week in April she said Hie agreement was ready in March rather than In November as first expected When it steps can The tender call will take soys although the building had been Keeled this fall five weeks and then it has delays have almost certainly te rovlew made this impossible At present the develop- take another couple of weeks Then working drawings have be prepared which could fff to six weeks At the minimum it could be Hilts solicitors she half months says Her department had returned the development agreement to the town with several pages of conditions and changes according to deputy clerk French A meeting was held with Once building begins It should proceed pretty quickly she said but it could be eight or nine months from now or up to a year she guessed Ms Hale says the matter is in the solicitor hands and it not our hold up Since the project began regulations Halton Hills planner Brian Croft says his department has been speeding things up as much as possible It all part of the process It had been hoped that the units would be ready for occupancy this fell a year ago Approval of was only received from the Ontario Municipal Board three weeks ago Some senior citizens whose leases are up soon have been wondering what to do Even with the realization the units could be a year away yet they still do not know if they are accepted or Ono Hundred and Third Year No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY MAY 3 1978 Twenty Eight Pages Fifteen Cenii Limehouse Speyside twinned by trustees Whats N inside today Steve Saxon winner Page 3 Welfare cases up About that dump Page Canada Day Page Confirmed Countryside comments Page Kevin off to Europe April to frame the town reply Ms Hale says she had expected the agreement back to her department before this It has been In the works for four months The conditions measurements were sent to Halton Hills the pliance with Limehouse and Speyside receive the same support schools will lose their There are no empty class pals this fall will rooms at Limehouse and the be twinned with Joseph school is filled to per cent Gibbons in Georgetown of its capacity with the Hallon Board of Education quality of education not decided Thursday and suffering Shepherd Speyside will be twinned with served who get the highest ratings Robert Little School in Acton He termed the cost saving for need Trustee voted in favor of a few thousand dollars a It most disturbing winning Limehouse and year minimal adding it commented councillor Pat Gibbons schools following justify removing the school a McKenzle He said debate and a report from the leader extra charges have been Georgetown senior citizens administration Trustees Shepherd urged the board Incurred The plans all had to units were first approved In Shepherd Edna place a principal at the lowest The units are given to those converted to metric in com 1974 and they are just ready for occupancy now Acton s started in the works in Robinson Elsie Hilson salary level in to Helen Howard Lock Bert save money and Bill Herd voted If the cost saving was against twinning more substantial I might be The vole was on the this Speyside twinning Trustee stating reasons for twinning Noel Cooper Joined time- are ague and the saving is house twinruig opponents In definitely insignificant voting against Speyside A small rural school in the have known within a week Morrfer said Were biding time said illy at St Joseph s church With their parents Mr andMrs H and Bishop Reding are Frank Richard Kevin McGrath and Prank James Dumps become choosey about whats in and out Region dumps are closing their doors to some types of garbage while becoming more picky about what else they let in residents are discovering this week Contractors industrial and customers are being told at dump gates they may no longer drop off tain loads region manager of operations and maintenance Don said Tuesday Liquid waste will not be accepted Morrler said Also we will not accept con struction materials from industrial and commercial establishments he said Included In the ban are materials which will not breakdown biologically such as stone brick plaster and concrete the official said However the new rules which Morrier said came from Region Council do not Councillor Pat says he has had several calls from Acton people who were turned away from Halton Hills dump at Georgetown Contractor Don Mclntyre said he had no notice of the change He only knows what on a sign at the dump Other people who dump regularly had no idea there were to be changes and had no Idea where they should dump their waste Councillor McKenzie said he thought there might be a quarry site available in the Milton area where industrial waste construction materials cement bricks tires etc could be dumped He said the matter might be considered again at a meeting today Wednesday The decision was made at region council while he was on holiday Normal household refuse a wide range of organic twinning Twinning a short term measure leading to school closing Superintendent or Instruction John told the board He said twinning is a concept for school ad ministration that stands on its own and has nothing to do with the board s closing of small schools policy Boich said twinning Is being bet use the board docsn t want to add to difficult economic times He believes twinning won I prevent administrative leadership In the school safety Tor pupils action in emergencies or end discipline New Georgetown Trustee Barry Shepherd said people in the north arc concerned about school winnings and closing especially with the memory of how the board closed school In still vivid in peoples memories He said parents feelings must be kept in mind and the fact families in have come out opposed to the twinning shows what a worry be closed may be twinning really is Shepherd noted he went along with southern trustees in keeping a school going earlier this year and feels Limehouse should north is in a vastly different sltutatlon than a small urban school in the South Acton Esqucsing Trustee Bert Hint on reminded board members adding it is hard for urban people to digest the twinning impact in the north He warned while the board was twinning to save it little money it could end up spending much more If Limehouse children end up being special education candidates because their school lacks a principal The disadvantages of twinning far outweigh the advantages We must think of the crucial environment of the rural school in ton declared He said better arguments were needed for twinning than he was hearing bran ding reasons given as substantial While the board will save a year by not having a principal at It will spend an extra 400 a year so a secretary will be in the school more time each week Trustee Bill the board needs a twinning policy instead of Continued on page 16 municipalities citizens or material paper tree bran ches and occasional pieces of stone or brick will be ac cepted under the new pro visions Homeowners may still drive up with some brick or stone In their car or pickup bylaw board of management for about the private SEE S Area was passed Monday by ta HUB without S SZK I BIA board gets nod comment Henry is chair man Ed Wood vice- chairman Rick Devlin treasurer Bill Yundt Peter Marks council representative a MEL ra5nt1he changes In rules for landfill The contractors will have to find alternatives said We either refuse some materials now or refuse all materials sooner then ex he said A few phone calls have No word on iron tests The Region has turned the the environment are not as tap to off in the Prospect yet known Park water pump but test For about two weeks water results about iron content are from the pump poured into not known yet according to a Fairy Lake Briefly last region official month some homes near the lake were serviced by the new The official Don pump said Tuesday the results of The machine has a capacity tests by a private company to pump a million gallons of and the provincial ministry of water in a day Seniors clinic moves to Y The senior citizens monthly clinic with nurses will now be held in the The clinics have been In the senior citizens drop in centre In the town hall now closed The cl are the first Wednesday of every month A nurse is there to do foot care lake blood pressure and talk about any problems the seniors may have Council switches YEARS OF married life were celebrated this week by Mr and Mr Jack The special cake held pictures of themselves children grandchildren and great grandchildren Refuses to back Bill changing NEC controls Hills council going on record as opposing Monday night rejected a anything other than a planning board recommend atlon endorsing a Private Bill the best of my knowledge this which would amend the council is being used by a Niagara Escarpment Plan pressure group for what and Development Act purposes don know He The Private BUI said as a responsible body we duced by Bob McKessock should have a report from our MPP for Grey is to be planner on the NEC debated at Queen Park proposals Ho claimed if May 11 and support from the McKessock bill is not policies and proposals and are backing reduce the planning area to DM feet 39100 permits municipalities along escarpment affected area was sought At planning board Pete had been passed council will have no input on the plan since they have record as lng the NEC proposals Mayor Tom Hill asked why successful in having the bill they would have no input if endorsed and sending a they support McKessock Paul Cops to honor Acton man One Acton man is slated i sites Morrier said Most of them come from the north The amount of Industrial and commercial waste that goes Into the Georgetown landfill site is not all that be honored during the great said the Region of Regional Police awards night on May at Burlington In and Burlington Twentyone awards are to the situation will be much be presented to citizens worse because of the greater Police Chief Ken waste generation Things states he hopes government are starting to get very representatives from all desperate he said levels will attend the We have received In- from Region Most of the awards ore Council and the public works committee to increase the and Burlington lifetime of our landfill sites Police are keeping the said SHARON BENDICKS IS the first Guide in three years to earn a Challenge Emblem in the First Acton Company Miss Bendicks has been associated with Guides for seven years Alison Ginn is the company captain Engage solicitors for town law suits Monday night the town of Hills authorized Ray Steele to act as their solicitor In the case of and Ford Sales Acton Ltd against the Minister of Transportation the town of Hills and the region of Halton and Union Gas Limited and Ford is claiming citizens are notified the dumps will go before they company of business resulting from the their home on Main St reconstruction on Main street by Lome garage was closed to traffic for weeks and res tricted for another six weeks The town authorized Allan member of the NEC said the Kagen to represent them in resolution pissed at planning the case of George and Pearl board put him in an awkward Holmes against the town and position since council has not company had a chance letter to Provincial Secretary Rene to that effect The original motion also stated council feels the NEC have strayed from their original objectives and had received many complaints about unreasonable planning policies The bill in essence urges only the escarpment and escarpment protection area and abutting government owned land be included In the planning area and urges existing lots be granted a development permit upon application or bought by the government It also calls for appeals to be heard by the Councillor Roy Booth Booth said because council has gone on record that they are not going to review the He claimed referring conduct a bona fide business peats to the would ex and said the proposed private tend delays from the present bill represents a return of the days to between six months NEC to its original a year He claimed the lives clause saying existing lots Booth termed this last must be built on or bought by paragraph twisting the the province could lead to knife He said the NEC will people buying land they know take this document as the hey could not build on so the way council feels province would buy it Pomeroy pointed out the The mayor disagreed bill is to be debated May 11 Building permits for Acton saying if the bill is not and council feelings should for the month or March total passed it certainly doesn be made known to the 100 In value One is for mean we hove no voice at the province before that time He for repair and alter NEC claimed the NEC proposal to the Klngham The last part of the motion had been drawn up by a damaged by fire passed at planning board bunch of Idealists One for is for an stated council felt it was industrial storage building on never the intention or the Main N one at SI 100 for NEC when set up to encroach commercial roof alteration on the rights of private and one at 000 for a citizens to provide for them business sign a place to live or He said all he wants is a review of NEC policies and and claimed public hearings should have Continued on page Patterson says change name to Halton Hills Citizens Band The name of Acton Citizens Band should be changed to HUIs Citizens Band ward two Councillor Pat Patterson proposed Monday night During discussion by council Monday of finance- administration committee decision to give Acton Citizens Band a grant of Patterson noted he totally behind giving nameVm confidence until the Just how long down the line loss regardnB the flooding of preliminary proposals put Ho replied bandmaster review the the full amount requested put Ho replied orward by the We are George Elliott told committee we are all one town now Therefore I think It should be called Hills Citizens Band How do we get this done Patterson His suggestion died as proceeded to debate the grant issue before ap proving it on a recorded vote Only Councillors Roy Booth and Patterson opposed the grant with Mayor Tom Hill Councillors Lcs Peter Miller Peter Morris Peter Marks Waller George Maltby Marilyn and the hand can t get as much Mike Armstrong all sup- for its as it has in past ported the grant Councillor because of Inflation In Pat Mckenzie was absent this way their grant keeps the band was asked to reduce UD to AS attempt to cut it responsibilities from Its Marks said because the member former band has asked for the same ties and added the band has grant this year as they have justified its grant the past few years they have Thero wbb no way been reducing their grant council could be critical of the request steadily He observed bands 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